Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33866 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #2558 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 5031 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #470 / 1638
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #499 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 4
SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1620 entries

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #83 / 450
  • Number of attempts: 6
Numbering a List - 1940 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #114 / 656
  • Number of attempts: 6
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